Vocabulary

clan; partisans; conspirators; gang; ring; crew

cause; factor

leading; guiding; commanding

food and drink; eating and drinking

shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

guards at parliament

station area; in front of a station; (at a) station

column; shaft; cylinder

centrifugal force

horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters

monarchical system

monarchy; imperial rule

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

non-commissioned officer; petty officer

paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness

comedian; actor who plays comic roles

parade float; festival float

mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain

the street; the town

form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule

time; hour; season

porcelain; china; chinaware

self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride

literacy rate

virtual image

common language; lingua franca

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

phobia; morbid fear

cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle)

running fast; double time

pattern paper (for dressmaking)

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech

congratulation; celebration

picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal

whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family

poetry circles